836. A Tall Ship & A Star To Steer Her By w/ GLEN E. SWANSON

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with author Glen E. Swanson about his book on the connections between NASA and Star Trek.

THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts are joined by author GLEN E. SWANSON (former Chief Historian of the NASA Johnson Space Cener) to discuss his book Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and The Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek. Look back at the early days of Enterprise and the astounding me and women who inspired the Enterprise. Never lose you. Hosts: MARK A. ALTMAN (showrunner, Pandora; author, The Fifty-Year Mission) | DAREN DOCHTERMAN (Associate Producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Director's Edition) | ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men: First Class; showrunner, DOTA: Dragon's Blood) 🎙️ LISTEN ON PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/inglorioustrekspertsApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/inglorious-treksperts 📲 FOLLOW THE TREKSPERTS:All links: https://linktr.ee/trekspertsplusBlue Sky: @inglorioustrekspertsTwitter/X: @inglorioustrekInstagram/Threads: @inglorioustrekspertsFacebook: facebook.com/inglorioustrekspertsDiscord: https://discord.gg/7kgmJSExeh ⭐ GO PREMIUM — TREKSPERTS+:Commercial-free episodes one week early + bonus content: https://trekspertsplus.com 📚 THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross…

People in this episode

Hosts: MARK A. ALTMAN, DAREN DOCHTERMAN, ASHLEY E. MILLER

Guest: GLEN E. SWANSON

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• NASA
• Aerospace
• History
• Inspiration
• Books

Keywords

• Star Trek
• NASA
• GLEN E. SWANSON
• Inspired Enterprise
• history
• aerospace
• Mark A. Altman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA Johnson Space Center

Books & works: Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and The Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek, The Fifty-Year Mission

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